diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
index d82041b12ee..defe77c1be8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-checks.yml
@@ -326,8 +326,9 @@ jobs:
       OPENCLAW_DISCORD_SMOKE_GUILD_ID: ${{ secrets.OPENCLAW_DISCORD_SMOKE_GUILD_ID }}
       OPENCLAW_DISCORD_SMOKE_CHANNEL_ID: ${{ secrets.OPENCLAW_DISCORD_SMOKE_CHANNEL_ID }}
 
-  live_and_e2e_release_checks:
-    needs: [resolve_target, prepare_release_package]
+  live_repo_e2e_release_checks:
+    name: Run repo/live E2E validation
+    needs: [resolve_target]
     if: contains(fromJSON('["all","live-e2e"]'), needs.resolve_target.outputs.rerun_group)
     permissions:
       actions: read
@@ -338,13 +339,11 @@ jobs:
     with:
       ref: ${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.revision }}
       include_repo_e2e: true
-      include_release_path_suites: true
-      include_openwebui: ${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.release_profile != 'minimum' }}
+      include_release_path_suites: false
+      include_openwebui: false
       include_live_suites: true
       release_test_profile: ${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.release_profile }}
-      package_artifact_name: ${{ needs.prepare_release_package.outputs.artifact_name }}
-      package_artifact_run_id: ${{ github.run_id }}
-    secrets:
+    secrets: &live_e2e_release_secrets
       OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
       OPENAI_BASE_URL: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_BASE_URL }}
       ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
@@ -391,6 +390,27 @@ jobs:
       OPENCLAW_GEMINI_SETTINGS_JSON: ${{ secrets.OPENCLAW_GEMINI_SETTINGS_JSON }}
       FIREWORKS_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.FIREWORKS_API_KEY }}
 
+  docker_e2e_release_checks:
+    name: Run Docker release-path validation
+    needs: [resolve_target, prepare_release_package]
+    if: contains(fromJSON('["all","live-e2e"]'), needs.resolve_target.outputs.rerun_group)
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      packages: write
+      pull-requests: read
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/openclaw-live-and-e2e-checks-reusable.yml
+    with:
+      ref: ${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.revision }}
+      include_repo_e2e: false
+      include_release_path_suites: true
+      include_openwebui: ${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.release_profile != 'minimum' }}
+      include_live_suites: false
+      release_test_profile: ${{ needs.resolve_target.outputs.release_profile }}
+      package_artifact_name: ${{ needs.prepare_release_package.outputs.artifact_name }}
+      package_artifact_run_id: ${{ github.run_id }}
+    secrets: *live_e2e_release_secrets
+
   package_acceptance_release_checks:
     name: Run package acceptance
     needs: [resolve_target, prepare_release_package]
@@ -772,7 +792,8 @@ jobs:
       - prepare_release_package
       - install_smoke_release_checks
       - cross_os_release_checks
-      - live_and_e2e_release_checks
+      - live_repo_e2e_release_checks
+      - docker_e2e_release_checks
       - package_acceptance_release_checks
       - qa_lab_parity_lane_release_checks
       - qa_lab_parity_report_release_checks
@@ -792,7 +813,8 @@ jobs:
             "prepare_release_package=${{ needs.prepare_release_package.result }}" \
             "install_smoke_release_checks=${{ needs.install_smoke_release_checks.result }}" \
             "cross_os_release_checks=${{ needs.cross_os_release_checks.result }}" \
-            "live_and_e2e_release_checks=${{ needs.live_and_e2e_release_checks.result }}" \
+            "live_repo_e2e_release_checks=${{ needs.live_repo_e2e_release_checks.result }}" \
+            "docker_e2e_release_checks=${{ needs.docker_e2e_release_checks.result }}" \
             "package_acceptance_release_checks=${{ needs.package_acceptance_release_checks.result }}" \
             "qa_lab_parity_lane_release_checks=${{ needs.qa_lab_parity_lane_release_checks.result }}" \
             "qa_lab_parity_report_release_checks=${{ needs.qa_lab_parity_report_release_checks.result }}" \
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index a558236ecb8..ff223af7518 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -235,8 +235,13 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
 
     expect(workflow).toContain("package_acceptance_release_checks:");
     expect(workflow).toContain(
-      'live_and_e2e_release_checks:\n    needs: [resolve_target, prepare_release_package]\n    if: contains(fromJSON(\'["all","live-e2e"]\'), needs.resolve_target.outputs.rerun_group)',
+      "live_repo_e2e_release_checks:\n    name: Run repo/live E2E validation\n    needs: [resolve_target]",
     );
+    expect(workflow).toContain(
+      "docker_e2e_release_checks:\n    name: Run Docker release-path validation\n    needs: [resolve_target, prepare_release_package]",
+    );
+    expect(workflow).toContain("include_release_path_suites: false");
+    expect(workflow).toContain("include_release_path_suites: true");
     expect(workflow).toContain("uses: ./.github/workflows/package-acceptance.yml");
     expect(workflow).toContain("source: artifact");
     expect(workflow).toContain("artifact_run_id: ${{ github.run_id }}");